Matías Almeyda

Matías Almeyda is an Argentinian football coach who was recently the manager of Sevilla FC. He is newsworthy because he was dismissed from his position due to a poor run of results, leaving the team just three points above the relegation zone in La Liga with only nine games remaining in the season. The decision to sack Almeyda came after a painful defeat against Valencia, a direct rival in the fight to avoid relegation. Almeyda managed Sevilla for 32 official matches, including 29 in La Liga and 3 in the Copa del Rey. His inability to reverse the team's negative dynamic led to his dismissal, highlighting the pressure on coaches in Sevilla given that Luis García Plaza is the ninth coach to take the helm in the last four years.